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The Character Group plc is a United Kingdom-based independent toy company. The Company designs, manufactures and distributes a range of toys, games and playthings. Its diverse product ranges focus on key areas within the toy sector, which include pre-school, boys, girls and activity and crafts. The Company’s product brands include Goo Jit Zu, Chill Factor, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Fingerlings, Lankey Box and Aphmau. Its business in the United Kingdom, Scandinavia and Far East is the design, development and international distribution of toys, games and gifts. It also partners with other overseas-based toy producers, either to market and distribute their products in the United Kingdom or to collaborate to jointly-develop and distribute toy products and ranges worldwide. Its Far East operations are carried out from leased offices in Hong Kong and Shenzen, China and its Scandinavian operations are managed from leased offices in Copenhagen.
- Revenue in GBP (TTM)122.32m
- Net income in GBP5.47m
- Incorporated1995
- Employees209.00
- LocationCharacter Group PLC2nd Floor, 86-88 Coombe RoadNEW MALDEN KT3 4QSUnited KingdomGBR
- Phone+44 161 633 9800
- Fax+44 208 336 2585
- Websitehttp://www.thecharacter.com/
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| Company | Revenue (TTM) | Net income (TTM) | Market cap | Employees | Price/earnings (TTM) | Price/book value (MRQ) | Price/cash flow (TTM) | Price/sales (TTM) | EPS (excl. extraordinary items, TTM) | EPS (incl. extraordinary items, TTM) | Revenue per share (TTM) | Book value per share (MRQ) | Asset turnover (TTM) | Inventory turnover (TTM) | Receivables turnover (TTM) | Revenues per employee (TTM) | Return on avg assets (TTM) | Return on avg assets (5 yr avg) | Return on investment (TTM) | Return on investment (5 yr avg) | Gross margin (TTM) | Gross margin (5 yr avg) | Net profit margin (TTM) | Net Profit margin (5 yr avg) | Quick ratio (MRQ) | Interest coverage (TTM) | Total debt to capital (MRQ) | Payout ratio (5 yr avg) | Revenue (YOY change %) | Revenue (5 yr growth rate) | Net income (YOY change %) | Net income (5 yr growth rate) | Capital expenditure (5 yr growth rate) | Dividend (5 yr growth rate) |
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| AS Company SA | 24.11m | 3.11m | 29.57m | 79.00 | 9.46 | 1.01 | 8.17 | 1.23 | 0.2822 | 0.2822 | 2.19 | 2.65 | 0.7161 | 1.88 | 9.39 | 396,933.10 | 9.23 | 7.47 | 10.85 | 8.84 | 44.14 | 46.43 | 12.89 | 11.49 | 4.51 | -- | 0.0034 | 65.22 | 26.27 | 2.00 | -18.94 | -2.86 | 66.19 | 18.40 |
| Duell Oyj | 103.52m | -4.53m | 33.21m | 214.00 | -- | 0.7388 | -- | 0.3208 | -0.0151 | -0.0151 | 0.3272 | 0.0513 | 1.13 | 1.54 | 5.35 | 562,877.10 | -4.96 | -- | -6.70 | -- | 29.20 | -- | -4.37 | -- | 1.22 | 0.5089 | 0.3663 | -- | -4.16 | -- | -246.62 | -- | -- | -- |
| Hornby Plc | 56.49m | -8.22m | 37.37m | 212.00 | -- | 1.17 | -- | 0.6615 | -0.0486 | -0.0486 | 0.3348 | 0.1873 | 0.9462 | 1.28 | 6.18 | 266,457.60 | -13.76 | -5.21 | -18.50 | -6.29 | 47.16 | 45.84 | -14.54 | -5.17 | 0.6431 | -1.93 | 0.3659 | -- | 2.54 | 9.10 | -500.41 | -- | 23.22 | -- |
| HanseYachts AG | 161.19m | -1.20m | 37.42m | 1.54k | -- | -- | 9.02 | 0.2321 | -0.0844 | -0.1042 | 10.24 | -0.4089 | 1.81 | 2.79 | 15.53 | 123,911.90 | -1.34 | -7.74 | -14.21 | -30.03 | 42.14 | 44.99 | -0.7422 | -6.07 | 0.2734 | 0.7079 | 1.20 | -- | 31.18 | 4.36 | 0.2625 | -- | -0.6085 | -- |
| Bigben Interactive SA | 230.34m | 5.61m | 38.63m | 1.32k | 5.63 | 0.2172 | 0.8323 | 0.1677 | 0.4389 | 0.4389 | 14.69 | 11.37 | 0.4093 | 1.84 | 3.61 | 206,220.50 | 1.22 | 3.26 | 1.92 | 4.64 | 36.41 | 34.05 | 2.99 | 5.57 | 0.9581 | 1.73 | 0.4421 | 23.93 | 2.82 | 2.93 | 9.60 | -0.6578 | 35.07 | -- |
| Nimbus Group AB (publ) | 145.19m | 2.90m | 40.12m | 472.00 | 13.85 | 0.6163 | 5.10 | 0.2764 | 1.81 | 1.81 | 91.05 | 40.72 | 0.9832 | 2.15 | 9.84 | 3,680,608.00 | 1.97 | 7.80 | 3.72 | 14.54 | 14.47 | 21.74 | 2.00 | 6.05 | 0.6115 | 2.83 | 0.3382 | -- | 8.41 | 31.91 | -69.89 | 27.93 | 20.92 | -- |
| Atari SA | 10.29m | -9.03m | 43.11m | 24.00 | -- | 4.35 | -- | 4.19 | -0.0272 | -0.0269 | 0.0314 | 0.0265 | 0.2929 | 5.09 | 4.98 | 508,333.30 | -25.45 | -24.94 | -34.58 | -37.69 | 77.05 | 80.34 | -86.89 | -47.12 | 1.09 | -7.10 | 0.7193 | -- | -32.21 | -10.91 | 61.45 | -- | -- | -- |
| CDA SA | 17.32m | 5.21m | 55.96m | -- | 10.74 | 7.46 | 10.53 | 3.23 | 2.63 | 2.63 | 8.73 | 3.78 | 2.25 | 0.7959 | 32.91 | -- | 67.56 | 65.77 | 80.04 | 87.06 | 98.77 | 99.35 | 30.08 | 27.06 | 5.60 | -- | 0.0072 | 95.54 | 18.83 | 24.92 | 27.20 | 35.76 | -- | 36.85 |
| Character Group plc | 122.32m | 5.47m | 58.88m | 209.00 | 11.28 | 1.55 | 6.82 | 0.4814 | 0.2793 | 0.2793 | 6.27 | 2.03 | 2.21 | 5.99 | 9.56 | 585,258.40 | 9.87 | 8.97 | 14.15 | 19.02 | 26.92 | 27.88 | 4.47 | 5.52 | 1.88 | 293.22 | 0.0231 | 26.30 | -30.50 | 2.91 | -62.74 | -18.10 | 17.05 | -3.75 |
| Abeo SA | 206.22m | 3.22m | 73.82m | 1.47k | 12.49 | 0.7801 | 5.74 | 0.358 | 0.9291 | 0.9291 | 45.03 | 14.87 | 0.7387 | 2.83 | 5.46 | 169,055.30 | 1.08 | 1.31 | 1.56 | 1.85 | 51.41 | 53.80 | 1.47 | 1.90 | 0.7044 | 2.62 | 0.528 | 37.24 | 16.30 | 4.91 | -6.54 | -0.8856 | 4.76 | 1.26 |
| Edel SE & Co KgaA | 236.40m | 10.25m | 82.85m | 1.06k | 7.59 | 1.88 | 4.49 | 0.3505 | 0.5695 | 0.5695 | 13.15 | 2.30 | 1.45 | 3.08 | 5.63 | 264,359.40 | 6.56 | 4.40 | 8.49 | 6.60 | 76.89 | 76.71 | 4.54 | 3.04 | 2.11 | 9.77 | 0.5288 | 56.85 | 1.15 | 6.02 | 4.89 | 29.36 | -0.0124 | -- |
| Racing Force SpA | 52.86m | 4.04m | 83.47m | 553.00 | 20.64 | 2.04 | 12.68 | 1.58 | 0.1865 | 0.1865 | 2.44 | 1.89 | 0.8434 | 1.03 | 5.82 | 113,302.10 | 6.45 | -- | 8.86 | -- | 61.70 | -- | 7.65 | -- | 1.17 | 12.48 | 0.2203 | -- | 6.43 | -- | -36.51 | -- | -- | -- |
Data as of Jun 14 2024. Currency figures normalised to Character Group PLC's reporting currency: UK Pound GBX
26.53%Per cent of shares held by top holders
| Holder | Shares | % Held |
|---|---|---|
| Close Asset Management Ltd.as of 22 Sep 2023 | 1.07m | 5.70% |
| Rowan Dartington & Co. Ltd.as of 11 Dec 2023 | 956.03k | 5.10% |
| Ruffer LLPas of 22 Sep 2023 | 868.77k | 4.64% |
| Rowan Dartington & Co. Ltd. (Broker)as of 01 May 2024 | 847.00k | 4.52% |
| Invesco Advisers, Inc.as of 01 May 2024 | 375.00k | 2.00% |
| eQ Varainhoito Oyas of 31 Jan 2024 | 370.00k | 1.97% |
| Magallanes Value Investors SA SGIICas of 31 Dec 2023 | 185.40k | 0.99% |
| abrdn Investment Management Ltd.as of 01 May 2024 | 138.00k | 0.74% |
| Hargreaves Lansdown Asset Management Ltd.as of 01 May 2024 | 93.00k | 0.50% |
| Rathbones Investment Management Ltd.as of 01 May 2024 | 71.00k | 0.38% |
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Data from 31 Dec 2023 - 03 Jun 2024Source: FactSet Research Systems Inc.
